The origin of the river's name remains unclear.

Suetonius reports Romans traveling to the " Ger ", although in reporting any river's name derived from a Berber language, in which " gher " means " watercourse ", confusion could easily arise.

The river's name comes from the Seneca ( Iroquoian ) ohiːyo, a proper name derived from ohiːyoːh, meaning " good river ".

The river's name changes at the confluence of the Panj, the Vakhsh, and the Kofarnihon rivers in far southwestern Tajikistan.

The district comprised three extremely fertile valleys formed by the outflow of three rivers, among the most considerable in Asia Minor: the Hermus in the north, flowing into the Gulf of Smyrna, though at some distance from the city of that name ; the Caster, which flowed under the walls of Ephesus ; and the Maeander, which in ancient times discharged its waters into the deep gulf that once bathed the walls of Miletus, but which has been gradually filled up by this river's deposits.

Outposts of the Indus Valley civilization were excavated as far west as Sutkagan Dor in Baluchistan, as far north as at Shortugai on the Amu Darya ( the river's ancient name was Oxus ) in current Afghanistan, as far east as at Alamgirpur, Uttar Pradesh, India and as far south as at Malwan, Surat Dist., India.

In Qinghai, the river's Tibetan name is " River of the Peacock " ( Tibetan: །, Ma Chu ; Chinese:,, Mǎ Qū ).

Ptolemy's 2nd century Geographia shows that in antiquity the river's name was Bubindas, which may derive from Proto-Celtic * Bou-vindā, " white cow ".

The river's name literally means ' carnage '.

In pre-Roman times the river's name was " Arar ", a doubling of the Indo-European root ar ( water ).

The origin of the river's name is unclear.

Americans altered the pronunciation of the river's name, which became known as the " Betsie River ".

Slana is an Alaska Native village name, derived from the river's name.

This river's name is recorded in Anglo-Saxon times as Humbre ( Anglo-Saxon ) and Humbri ( Vulgar Latin dative ) / Umbri ( Classical Latin dative ).

The river's name, preceding the English version, was once thought to be Quinobequin ( meandering ), though that attribution has been discredited by, among others, the Harvard University Librarian in 1850.

Pronunciation of the river's name varies with the locality.

The river's name, which was recorded in 781 as Alera, in 803 as Elera, in 1096 as Alara, has two possible derivations:

The river's name is a tautology: Avon is derived from the Proto-Brythonic word meaning " river ", and therefore the river's name means River River.

The river's name was recorded around 830 as Obacra and, later, as Ovokare und Ovakara.

The United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) states that a river's " length may be considered to be the distance from the mouth to the most distant headwater source ( irrespective of stream name ), or from the mouth to the headwaters of the stream commonly identified as the source stream ".

During busy periods, such as the Severn Bore, this road may become busy with parked cars near the river's edge.

This name may have come from a native tribe known as " Les Loups " or from the many seals, known in French as loup-marin ( sea wolves ), once found at the river's mouth.

This peculiar direction, together with the river's many cuts through various erosion-resistant Appalachian rocks, may mean that the New River's formation preceded uplift of the Appalachian Mountains themselves.

The origin of the river's name is something of a mystery ; although its current spelling may be derived from that of its much larger American cousin, it is most certainly a corruption of a different native name, as the translation ' great water ' would not apply to a relatively minor tributary of the Ottawa, definitely the largest river in the area.

The river's name may originate from an old French word moïse or moyse meaning " marshy banks " or " moist banks ".

The river's name means Wolf River in French and may have come from a native tribe known as " Les Loups " or from the many seals, known in French as loup-marin, once found at the river's mouth.

The river's name may be attributed to Jacques Cartier who sailed by this river on Trinity Sunday in 1536.

This may have changed somewhat in the 1930s, when the river's meandering upper course was straightened to allow for easier navigation.

The disruption of the river's natural flow, run-off from agriculture, and the introduction of pest species like the European Carp has led to serious environmental damage along the river's length and to concerns that the river will be unusably salty in the medium to long term — a serious problem given that the Murray supplies 40 % of Adelaide's domestic water.

The river's irregular flow strongly limits traffic on it, in particular at its ascent, though this can be overcome by boats being given a tow.

Arthur's plan called for the construction of a series of dams and booms which would be used to move logs from the higher elevations downstream using the river's current.

Evidence of the river's historical use as a means of transport for goods and trade from the continent is still visible: mills, quays and industrial remnants can be found near the station and along King Street, and a slipway at Pulls Ferry marks the start of a canal originally used to transport stone from Caen in Normandy, in the 13th Century, to build Norwich Cathedral.

The river's most westerly source can be found near the village of Badby near Daventry.

The river's west bank can be accessed from Manor Farm Country Park, where it is possible to walk through Dock Copse and Fosters Copse.

Aircraft using the approach can be observed from various parks on the river's west bank.

The river's name is presumed to be Brythonic Celtic meaning ' river where oak trees grow ' due to the banks of the lower Dart being covered in ancient woods of native oak Bray notes in 1832 that the name was occasionally spelled ' Darant '.

Trisantonis is thought to be a Brythonic word for ' the trespasser ', indicating the river's tendency to flood land near to the river.

One of the river's two unpaved sections can be found at the Sepulveda Basin.

The river's Korean name (" Silk River ") is a homonym of the word for " diamond " ( 금강 ; 金剛 ) and should not be confused with Kŭmgang Mountain ( 금강산 ; 金剛山 ; " Diamond Mountain ") in North Korea.

The total, annually, was believed to represent the river's flow at the time as measured at Lee's Ferry, Arizona ( the official dividing point of the upper and lower basins ), downstream of present-day Glen Canyon Dam, while in fact it turned out to be the result of one of the Southwest's climatic shifts during the past 800 years.

The diversion tunnel at river right would be used for carrying the river's normal flow around the dam site, while the left tunnel, above the water, would only be used during floods.

The bridge was to be built between Cheyne Walk and Battersea, at the point where the river's course turns sharply east towards Westminster, at a projected cost of £ 83, 000 ( about £ as of ).

As for kayak design, a " pure " riverrunning boat can be said to have " driving ability "-a blend of qualities that enables the paddler to make the most of the differential forces in the river's currents.

The river's peak flows can be far higher than its average flow, because of quick desert runoff from cloudbursts.

At such times, the river's normally narrow path could grow to be as much as a mile wide.

While providing less water for the CVP altogether, the new flow regime allows operations to meet the line drawn by Reclamation itself in 1952 stating that at least 48 % of the river's natural flow must be left untouched in order for Trinity River salmon to survive.

It can be translated either as " the beyond place " ( as in beyond, or east of, the Hudson ) or as " the stony place " ( perhaps because the river's stony bottom is usually exposed except in spring, or perhaps because local soils are so stony ).